InglaterraRingwayManchester Airport53°21’32” N 2°16’22” W 9 de maio de 2015, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Just got in the line for Monarch at Manchester airport, when one of the staff came up to us and said are we interested in extra leg room seat upgrades for £5 each?
Well after we'd snatched his handLeia mais
EspanhaCatalunyaBarcelonaBarri GòticPlaça de la Vila de Madrid41°23’6” N 2°10’24” E
10 de maio de 2015, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The pre cruise hotel we stayed at was the Silken Diagonal and it was excellent, clean, friendly and very modern.
The only thing I didn't like was that the bed was a bit hard, but everything else,Leia mais
EspanhaCatalunyaBarcelonaBarri GòticPlaça de la Vila de Madrid41°23’6” N 2°10’24” E 13 de maio de 2015, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Not really seen much of the ship yet, but first impressions are good.
It really is different to other Royal ships, in layout and the atmosphere on board is different, it seems much more relaxed.
TheLeia mais
Balearic Sea 40°17’21” N 2°8’42” E
13 de maio de 2015, Balearic Sea ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Had a great night in the concierge lounge last night.
With lots of old friends the company was so big we did our usual furniture removing getting chairs from all over the lounge.
A quick name check,Leia mais
Balearic Sea 40°17’21” N 2°8’42” E 14 de maio de 2015, Balearic Sea ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This is one of the free speciality restaurants and I must honestly say that the food was just about the best I've ever had on board ship.
I had a sort of surf and turf, of filet mignon and crabLeia mais
ItáliaLazioCivitavecchiaParco del Pincio42°5’33” N 11°47’43” E
15 de maio de 2015, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Been here lots of times, and it's a lovely place but today the weather was crap, so we stayed on the ship.
So I'm afraid there's nothing to report.
Other than that we slept a lot in the Solarium.Leia mais
ItáliaCampaniaNapoliSan Carlo All'ArenaPiazza Garibaldi40°51’6” N 14°16’5” E 17 de maio de 2015, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
The weather wasn't up to much again today, so we stayed on the ship, been to Naples a few times before so not missing much.
Had a good walk around the ship, and it's a beautiful ship.
We went toLeia mais
GréciaAtticaDimos PiraeusKéntro PeiraiáDimotikó Théatro Peiraiá37°56’35” N 23°38’49” E 18 de maio de 2015, Grécia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Just Maz and I got off today just to stretch our legs.
Didn't bother getting the bus to Athens as we'd both been before, anyway it was too hot.
There was not a lot to see in Piraeus but we did findLeia mais
EgitoIsmailia GovernorateMarkaz al Qanţarah Sharq30°30’38” N 32°26’43” E 18 de maio de 2015, Egito ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Just started the Suez transit, it's 5.30am so we should be out the other end about 6.30pm. Then the next day we dock in Aqaba Jordan, after which we sail on to Dubai.
Just before we pass between AdenLeia mais
JordâniaMuḩāfaz̧at al ‘AqabahḨayy aş ŞafāAqaba Marine Park29°31’55” N 35°0’22” E 21 de maio de 2015, Jordânia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Today we are docked in Aqaba, and most of the ship will probably be going to the ancient city of Petra.
But with the temperature due to be in the 40s, I'll be giving that one a miss.
Also the tripLeia mais
